Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Salem, Missouri
Honored By
Missouri DAV Chapter 67
HE SERVED IN ENGLAND AT THE 186TH GENERAL HOSPITAL AS A DENTIST. SOON AFTER D-DAY HE TRANSFERRED TO THE 96TH GENERAL HOSPITAL AND THEN THE 55TH GENERAL HOSPITAL. IN MAY 1945 THIS HOSPITAL CROSSED THE ENGLISH CHANNEL AND SET UP IN MOURMELON-LE-GRAND, FRANCE. AT THE END OF THE WAR HE TRANSFERRED TO THE 12TH FIELD HOSPITAL IN CITADEL IN LIEGE, BELGIUM, TAKING CARE OF GERMAN PRISONERS AND HOMELESS CIVILIANS.